Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 201272762 - Employee Is Killed When Compactor Rolls Over

Accident Summary Nr: 201272762 -- Report ID: 0418300 -- Event Date: 06/02/2008
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
312214141	06/02/2008	1629	237990	Anniston Concrete And Asphalt Co

Abstract: On June 2, 2008, Employee #1, an operator, was operating a Vibrator Roller, called a compactor, to compact soil at the job site. He was driving the compactor forward and came to a corner. Then, while the machine was on 30-ft embankment, he stopped the machine and backed it up to turn the corner. When Employee #1 was moving forward, the compactor flipped over, pinning him under the machine. Employee #1 was killed at the job site.

Keywords: EMBANKMENT, VEHICLE, ROLLER--CONST EQUIP, PINNED, ROLL-OVER, CAUGHT BETWEEN, FALL, BACKING UP

Accident Details
End Use		Project Type		Project Cost	Stories	Non-building Height	Fatality
Other building		New project or new addition		$500,000 to $1,000,000	2		X

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation	Construction
1	312214141			Fatality	Other	Occupation not reported	Distance of Fall: feet Worker Height Above Ground/Floor: feet Cause: Backfilling and compacting Fatality Cause: Crushed/run-over/trapped of operator by operating

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